Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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